Manchester United moved into second spot on the Premier League table courtesy of a narrow win over Watford on Saturday.

Memphis Depay opened the scoring for the Red Devils with a calm volley from Ander Herrera's floating cross in the 11th minute before Watford skipper Troy Deeney struck from the penalty spot with three minutes of regular time remaining.

However, United came up with a 90th-minute winner when Bastian Schweinsteiger's angled effort was rolled over the goal-line by Deeney who tried in vain to deny the German.

The win was United's second on the trot and helped extend Louis van Gaal side's unbeaten run to five in the league as Quique Sanchez Flores' Watord fell to 13th with a second straight defeat.

MATCH OVERVIEW

Watford: 1 (Troy Deeney (PG) 87')
Manchester United: 2 (Memphis Depay 11', Troy Deeney (OG) 90')
Vicarage Road, Watford - 20,702

TALKING POINTS

- United continuing to pick up points. Is this putting them in good stead for a genuine shot at the title?

- Are Watford good enough to push for a top-half finish provided they get some luck along the way?

WHAT'S NEXT?

United take on PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday before they travel to league leaders Leicester City next weekend.

Watford will look to bounce back with a trip to bottom-placed Aston Villa on Saturday


TWITTER INSIGHT

What a great day! Enjoy your evening, everyone. pic.twitter.com/oGIc0JTuYi
— Basti Schweinsteiger (@BSchweinsteiger) November 21, 2015

All United. Spirit of union wins on field and in life. pic.twitter.com/tnKDvRwTb4
— Matteo Darmian (@DarmianOfficial) November 21, 2015

Great being back at Vicarage Road today, thanks to all the @WatfordFC fans for the warm welcome. Big three points for us, team spirit #mufc
— Ashley Young (@youngy18) November 21, 2015

We didn't show our best version in the 1st half but we gave it a good go in the 2nd. Disappointed not 2 hold on.We go again next week
— Ikechi (@IkechiAnya) November 21, 2015

QUOTES CORNER

Man Utd's van Gaal on the performance of Depay:

"The goal was superb. I think he played a very good match, like Jesse Lingard. The way we played, it suits them. That was good."

Watford boss Flores on the harshness of the result:

“It was painful to lose in extra-time because I think we deserved to draw.

"In the second half we made a lot of effort to score. We scored in the last moment and felt it was possible to get a point against Man United - a very tough game - so to lose is very hard."

STATS SPECIALS
*Thanks to Opta

1 - Troy Deeney became the first player to score a goal and an own goal in the same PL game since Damien Delaney in May 2014. Unfortunate.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 21, 2015

1 - Watford have conceded a first half goal at Vicarage Road for the first time since January 24th 2015 (all comps). Breached.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 21, 2015

641 - Manchester United have conceded their first goal in 641 minutes (all competitions). Drama.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 21, 2015